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V80.018S ICD-10-CM Code: Animal-rider injured by fall from or being thrown from other animal in noncollision accident, sequela

Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.

Coding at a Glance

7th character
Required — see the character table on this page

7th Character Guide

"The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V80"

  • A — initial encounter
  • D — subsequent encounter
  • S — sequela (this page’s code)

How the encounter character is assigned. “Initial encounter” means the patient is receiving active treatment for the condition — it is not limited to the first visit, and a different or new provider giving active treatment still assigns it. “Subsequent encounter” covers care during the healing or recovery phase after active treatment. “Sequela” is for complications or conditions that arise as a direct result of the original condition.

ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, Section I.C.19.a (paraphrased by MedCoder).

Variant codes in this family

V80.018A, V80.018D, V80.018S

Character meanings are CMS's official 7th-character extensions for this family, as carried in each variant code's official description; variant codes are registry rows. The explanation of how the encounter character is assigned is MedCoder editorial, distinct from the official content above it.

Coder workflow for V80.018S

MedCoder structured workflow — derived from this code’s own official record

Before you code V80.018S

  1. A 7th character is required in this family. Confirm the documented encounter: initial (active treatment), subsequent (healing or recovery phase), or sequela. This page’s code carries “S”. “Initial” means active treatment, not the first visit (Guidelines I.C.19.a).

    See the 7th Character Guide · Guide: 7th characters: initial, subsequent, sequela →

  2. An external cause code is reported in addition to the code for the injury or condition, never as the principal or first-listed diagnosis. Confirm the cause, intent, place of occurrence, activity and status where the record documents them, and assign the 7th character that matches the injury code. External cause coding guidelines (Guidelines I.C.20.a).

Choose the right path

  1. Is the encounter phase documented — active treatment, healing or recovery, or a sequela?
    Yes → Assign the matching 7th character; the variant codes are in the 7th Character Guide.
    No → The code is invalid without its 7th character — query for the missing element.

Consider V80.018S. Then confirm the code is valid for the date of service in the Verify section.

Documentation check

The provider’s diagnostic statement
Codes are assigned from the provider’s documented diagnosis, not from clinical criteria, test values or a medication list (Guidelines I.A.19).
Encounter type
Active treatment, healing or recovery phase, or sequela — the basis of the 7th character (Guidelines I.C.19.a).

Coding decision scenarios

Pattern scenarios for this code’s structure — decision rules, not clinical cases

Documentation: The patient returns during the healing or recovery phase after active treatment of the same condition.

Coding question: Which 7th character applies?

Path: Review the official 7th-character definitions for this family in the 7th Character Guide.

Reason: “Initial encounter” means active treatment, not the first visit; care during recovery takes “subsequent encounter”, and a complication arising from the original condition takes “sequela” (Guidelines I.C.19.a).

Every row is derived from this code’s own record — its title, tabular notes, 7th-character family and same-category siblings — with fixed MedCoder wording; nothing is inferred about a patient. The official notes and guideline text are in the sections each row links to, and they control.

Code Overview

Animal-rider injured by fall from or being thrown from other animal in noncollision accident, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (V80.018S).

MedCoder summary Summary composed by MedCoder from this code's official ICD-10-CM record. The tabular instructional notes themselves appear verbatim below.

Indexed As (1)

Official source data — entries quoted as published, in the Index’s own lookup phrasing

Circumstance phrases from the official ICD-10-CM External Cause of Injuries Index that map to this code.

  • Accident (to), transport (involving injury to), animal-rider, noncollision

Verify Before Coding

  • Principal-diagnosis restriction. External cause of morbidity codes (V, W, X and Y) describe the circumstance that caused an injury, not the condition treated. The Medicare Code Editor rejects them as a principal diagnosis; sequence the injury or condition first and report this code as secondary.

From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim in Claim Check.

Relationships & Classification

MedCoder structured relationships — computed from published CMS and AHRQ datasets

Other codes that name V80.018S or its code family, from the CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes. Tabular-note edges are stored at the code family level that carries each note.

Referenced by 20 Excludes1 notes: W00 — Fall due to ice and snow (via V80.-), W00-W19 — Slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls (W00-W19) (via V80.-), W01 — Fall on same level from slipping, tripping and stumbling (via V80.-), W03 — Other fall on same level due to collision with another person (via V80.-), W04 — Fall while being carried or supported by other persons (via V80.-), W05 — Fall from non-moving wheelchair, nonmotorized scooter and motorized mobility scooter (via V80.-), W06 — Fall from bed (via V80.-), W07 — Fall from chair (via V80.-), W08 — Fall from other furniture (via V80.-), W09 — Fall on and from playground equipment (via V80.-), W10 — Fall on and from stairs and steps (via V80.-), W11 — Fall on and from ladder (via V80.-), W12 — Fall on and from scaffolding (via V80.-), W13 — Fall from, out of or through building or structure (via V80.-), W14 — Fall from tree (via V80.-), W15 — Fall from cliff (via V80.-), W16 — Fall, jump or diving into water (via V80.-), W17 — Other fall from one level to another (via V80.-), W18 — Other slipping, tripping and stumbling and falls (via V80.-), W19 — Unspecified fall (via V80.-).

These codes’ tabular lists mark this diagnosis as mutually exclusive — not reported together unless the conditions are documented as unrelated.

Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):EXT030 — External cause codes: sequela.

Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Related Codes

Same clinical category (CCSR)

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software groups these diagnoses under the same clinical category (External cause codes: sequela).

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Contextual Map

Every relationship of V80.018S in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Run V80.018S with these 8 related codes in Claim Check

Hierarchy

Referenced by Excludes1 notes (20)

Clinical classification (CCSR)

External cause index

  • Accident (to), transport (involving injury to), animal-rider, noncollision[External cause term]— CMS External Cause of Injuries Index · icd10cm-fy2026

Nearest codes (40)

Change history

  • FY2016 — In the code set at ICD-10-CM adoption [Change history]— CMS release files (code change ledger) · icd10cm-fy2016

Common coding questions

Does V80.018S require a 7th character?

Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V80.

Sources for this page

Codes, titles, notes, index terms and mappings on this page are transcribed from the datasets below. Relationships MedCoder computed and text MedCoder wrote are labelled where they appear.

Code, title, tabular notes and index terms Official source data
CMS/CDC ICD-10-CM FY2026 tabular list, index and tables, effective October 1, 2025 Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Claim edits Official source data
CMS Definitions of Medicare Code Edits — v43.1 (April 2026) Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Change history and date-of-service validity Official source data
CMS ICD-10-CM release addenda, ingested release by release into the change ledger Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Comparisons, relationships and the contextual map MedCoder structured relationship
Computed by MedCoder from the tabular notes and tables above; every derived relationship is marked as derived where it appears
Summary and FAQ answers MedCoder explanation
Written by MedCoder to explain the sources above: drafted with AI assistance, checked by a person against the release files, and labelled as MedCoder text where it appears. Not official text.

Labels on this page: Official source data · MedCoder structured relationship · MedCoder explanation. How to read the labels · All data sources and release dates

Change history

  • FY2016 — October 1, 2015
    In the code set at ICD-10-CM adoption
    Animal-rider injured by fall from or being thrown from other animal in noncollision accident, sequela

No changes since FY2016 — additions, deletions, description changes and billable-status changes are tracked through FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026), and none are recorded for this code. Note changes are tracked from FY2027 only.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to V80.018S in its code family, with their registry titles.

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